You May Not Know It, But You Already Love Him
Who didn't grow up with the deep growling voice of Tony the Tiger? Or loving the Haunted Mansion's Grim, Grinning Ghosts? Or how about this?
Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas (the old cartoon version) played host to two amazing voice actors. Boris Karloff and Thurl Ravenscroft. Boris was the narrator, and Thurl sang "You're a mean one".
Thurl Ravenscroft's Best Role
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (50th Birthday Deluxe Remastered Edition)
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 TV Film)
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Three reasons to love Thurl Ravenscroft
One of the greatest voice actors of our time
2. Grim, Grinning Ghosts, come out to socialize! (main voice from the singing busts section of the Haunted Mansion ride)
3. You're as slippery as an eel, Mr. Gri-inch! (singer from How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the cartoon version)
Thurl Ravenscroft at a Glance
Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 - May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and singer with a deep, booming voice. For 53 years, he was best-known as the voice of Tony the Tiger in more than 500 television commercials for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (also known as "Frosties"). After his death, Lee Marshall replaced him as the voice of Tony the Tiger in the Kellogg's commercials.
Ravenscroft was the vocalist of the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the Christmas television special based on the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. His name was accidentally left off o...
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Yet approximately half of these roles are left uncredited- including his role as the vocalist for "You're A Mean One" from How The Grinch Stole Christmas (the animated version), and several he is only credited as being part of The Mellomen.
In addition to all of these roles, he sang back up to popular artists such as Johnny Mann and Rosemary Clooney, as well as being the lead of a short lived band called Big John & The Vultures.
In addition to his roles in Disney films such as Mary Poppins, and The Aristocats, he played part in many of the recordings for Disneyland and Walt Disney World attractions such as Fritz in The Enchanted Tiki Room, vocals for Grim Grinning Ghosts in the Haunted Mansion(s), and is the voice of Buff the buffalo head in The Country Bear Jamboree.
And naturally, there's his most well known role Tony the Tiger in Kellogg commercials.
In what role did you love Thurl Ravenscroft best?
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Links of Interest to Thurl Ravenscroft Fans
- Thurl Ravenscroft Wikipedia Page
- All about Thurl Ravenscroft- on Wikipedia
- Thurl Ravenscroft's Filmography
- IMDB.Com's page dedicated to Thurl Ravenscroft
- All Things Thurl (Ravenscroft)
- A fan page with tons of info on our favorite voice actor.















